Knitted undergarment.



Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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APYLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1910.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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HARRY SWINGLEH'URST, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQR, BY MESEE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SCOTT 8c "WILLIAMS, INCORPORATED, 0F CAMEEN, NEW JERSEY, A COFEOEATIONQE NEW JERSEY.

XNITTLD UNDEEG-AWENT.

qpgfi35, I Specification of flL-etters iatent. Patented Nov. 2 5, 1912. Application filled Il-llarelr as, 1910. Serial its. lfilfitlt.

To all whom it may concern: waist portion, the longer, stitches oi Be it known that l, HARRY Sw NoLE- the bust, and skirt portions, however, ex- HURST, a citizen of the United States, retending into the lighter yarn courses of the siding in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have Waist portion to a certain extent at the 55 5 invented certain Improvements in Knitted points of junction of said waist portion Undergarments, of which the following is with the bust and skirt portions, I a specification. In knitting the fabric for the manufac- My invention relates to undergarments ture of shirts, heavy yarn web oil a length such as shirts or union suits, in which the suilicient for the bust and skirt portions 6c 10 body portion of the garment is composed of of the garment will alternate with light seamless tubular knitted fabric, having a yarn web of a length sufiicient for the waist waist portion which is knitted with lighter portion of the garment, the web beingisub yarn and iscft lesser diameter than the bust sequently severed midway orthereabout of portion and the skirt or hip portion, the the heavy yarn portions, to produce the de- 65 objects "of my invention being to facilitate sired blanks for the shirts.

the knitting of the fabric, and to improve The heavy knitting yarn is fed to the the character of the same as compared with needles of the machine while the latter have such fabrics as previously made. These obrelatively long draft, but after the lighter it jects l attain in the manner hereinafter set yarn has been substituted for the heavy yarn 70 forth, reference being had to theaccompanyfor the production of the waist portion of ing drawing, in which the web, the draft of the needles is reduced Figure 1 is a view of a piece of fabric in order that shorter stitches may bedrawn made in accordance with myinvention, and with the li hter yarn than with the heavy intended for the body of an' undershirt or yarn, the purpose of delaying this change 75 union suit, and Figs. 2 to 9, inclusive, are in the draft of the needles until after the diagrams showing the tubular" web split lighteryarn has been substituted beingto and laid flat, the successive courses of prevent the formation of short stitches with. stitches being represented by lines, short the heavy yarn, and for the same reason, stitches of light yarn by a single light line, the dra .t of the needles is increased, before so long stitches of light yarn by a double light substituting the heavy yarn the light line, and long stitches or" heavy yarn by a yarn. l

single dark l1ne, Figs. 2, e, 6 and 8 repre- A certain number of long stitches will senting'portions of the web in which changes therefore be drawn with. the lighter yarn are efiected from heavyyarn to light yarn, whenever the change of yarns is eii'ected, as S5 and Figs. 3, 5, 7 and 9 representing portions will be understood in reference to lligsxQ of the web in which changes are effected and 3, in which the sumessive courses are from light yarn to heavy yarn. indicated numerically, the fabric being sup- In Fig. 1 of the drawing, 1 represents posed. to be knitted upon a three-feed ma that portion of the web intended for the chine, courses numbered 1, 4i and '1 being, 90 40 bust of the garment, 2 that portion oi? the in the tubular Ea-brie, connected and conweb intended for the waist and 3 that portinuoiis and nnitied r-rith one yarn, courses tion of the web intended for the shirt. The 2, 5 and B being likewise connected and conweb is knitted upon an ordinary circular tinuous and knitted with the second yarn,

knitting machine which may be constructed" and courses 3, 6 and 9 being connected and 9 5 for the production of ribbed web or for the continuous and knitted with the third yarn, production of plain web, depending upon successive courses being interknitted.

the character of webintended for the de-' The change from the heavy yarn to the sired garment, the web produced being light yarn and from the light yarn to the seamless and tubular throughout. The bust heavy yarn may be effected either simul-'1oo and skirt portions of the web are knit-ted with taneously or successively at the diiierent heavier yarn and longer stitches than the feeds, and the change in the length of stitch may also be effected either simultaneously in "each course or successively in successive y then in course 6, the long stitches drawn with the lighter yarn consequentlyextending throughout ditto-rent portions of the extent of the courses. The change from long stitches to short stitches follows the yarn change, and the change from short stitches to long stitches precedes the yarn change. In this web, the changes from heavy to light yarn or from light to heavy-yarntake place at different points around the web While the changes in the stitches are at parallel points in all three courses.

Figs. 4 and 5 show the same portions of the fabric as Figs. 2 and 8, respectively, but illustrate the relation of hcayy and light yarns and the long and short stitches when the change both as to yarn and stitches is ettected successively, both the change of yarn and the change of stitch in such case being at parallel points in all three courses.

Figs. 6 and 7 show the sameport-ions of the fabric as Figs. 2 and 3, respectively, but illustrate the relation of the heavy and light yarns and the long and short stitches when the change in the yarns is effected successively in courses, and .thcchange in the stitch is effected simultaneously in each of the three courses, the change of yarns taking place at parallel points in all'th'ree of the courses, and the change in stitch at different points in the three courses so as to be distributed around the web.

Figs. 8 and 9 show the same portions of the fabric as Figs. :2 and respectively, but

illustrate the relation of the heavy and light yarns and the long and short stitches, when the change. in the yarns is effected simultaneously and the change in the stitches is also ellected simullancoiIsly the changes both in the yarns and stitches being, in this case, effected at ditl'crent points around the Web. This is the preferal'ile plan, because, While it reduces to the minimum the extent of each course in which long stitches are drawn with the light yarn. it tllStlllHllit'titllO yarn changes as well as the stitch changes around the web instead of concentrating either of said changes at one point in the Web as shown in the preceding figures.

The purpose of avoiding the formation of short stitches with the heavier yarn is to prevent the cutting ol the yarn which might otherwise take place under such circumstances, and to prevent the formation of tight hands in the web which would follow changes in each COlIl'SQ.

the formation of one or more courses of short stitches knitted with the'heavy yarn.

Although my improved fabric will generally be knitted upon a machine having a plurality of yarn feeds, it can be knitted upon a single feed machine if desired.

I claim:

1. knitted Web having a portion composed of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches, and an adjoining,portion composed of lighter .yarn forming shorter stitches, the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portion of a course adjacent to the point where the yarn changes.

2. A; knitted web having continuous courses of stitches composed in part of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and in part of lighter yarn forming snorter stitches; the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portion of a course adjacent to the point Where the yarn changes.

3. A knitted web having a portion composed of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and an adjoining portion composed of lighter yarn forming shorter stitches, the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portions of successive courses adjacent to the point where the yarn 4. A knitted web having a portion composed, of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and an adjoining portion composed] of lighter yarn forming shorter, stitches, the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portions of successive courses adjacent to the point where the yarn changes in each course, and the yarn changes being at dilferentpoints in the ditt'erent courses.

5. A k. ittcd web having a portion com pose of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and an adjoining portion composed of lighter yarn formin shorter stitches, the longer stitches extend ing into the light yarn portions of successive courses adjacent to the point where the yarn changes in each course, and both the 'arn changes and the stitch changes being at dilterentpoints in the dillerent courses.

6. A knitted web having a portion com: posed of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and an adjoining portion composed of lighter yarn forming shorter stitches, the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portions of successivecourscs adjacent to the point here the yarn changes in each course, both the yarn changes and the stitch changes being at difierent points in thcdiflerent courses, and

the relation of the yarn change to the stitch" change being the same in each course.

7. A knitted web having a series of suc- 'st-itch s', the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portions of the successive courses adjacent to the point where the yarn changes.

8. A knitted Weh having a series of shecessively disposed and continuous courses of stitches, each knitted with its own yarn, and' each composed in part of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and in part of 11g tei'yai'n forming shorterstitches,

to the he coularle yarn changes, different the longer stitches extending yarn portions of the succes and the yarn chan :5 hell g points inthe successi c courses.

9. A lzhit'ted Web having a series of sueeessively disposed and continuous courses of stitches, each knitted with its own yarn, and each composed. in part of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and in part of lighter yarn forming shorter stitches, the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portions of the successive courses adjacent to the point where the am changes, and both the yarn changes and the stitch changes being at different points in the successive courses.

10. A knitted Web having a series of successively disposed and continuous courses of stitches, each knitted'with its own yarn, and each composed in part of relatively heavy yarn forming relatively long stitches and in part of lighter yarn forming shOItBI stitches, the longer stitches extending into the light yarn portions of the successive courses adjacent to the point Where the yarn changes, both the yarn changes and the stitch changes being at ditierent points in the successive courses, and the relation of the yarn change to the stitch change being the same in each course.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. V v

HARRY SWINGLEHURST.

Witnes%s:

HAMILTQN D. TURNER, KATE l-J'EABLE. 

